Your Childcare Offer

The Childcare Offer funding starts from the term after your child's 3rd birthday. 

It is made up of:

Eligible parents can still use the childcare funding if they choose not to take up the 12.5 hours of nursery education.  However, childcare hours funded through the Childcare Offer do not increase if a parent does not use their nursery education entitlement. 

Childcare Funding: Who can apply?

You can apply for the 17.5 hours per week of childcare funding if:

• You live in the Vale of Glamorgan 
• Your child is 3 to 4 years old.  The childcare funding ends once your child starts full-time school.  This is usually the September after their 4th birthday.
• Both parents work in a two-parent family (some benefits are also eligible.  Please see ‘Your Childcare Offer in the Vale of Glamorgan’ video for details) 
• The sole parent works in a lone-parent family 
• You earn at least:
• £142.56 per week if you are 23 years old or older
• £133.76 per week if you are 21-22 years old 
• £104.96 per week if you are 18-20 years old

(these rates are based on 16 hrs per week at the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage for April 2021-March 2022 and will change annually)

• You earn less than £100, 000 per year (gross) per parent.

For more information, please use our guides below.

All your questions answered in this Childcare Offer Application Guide

We have a set of three clips to help you understand and apply for the Childcare Offer in the Vale of Glamorgan:

What is the Childcare Offer?

Your Childcare Offer Application

Childcare Offer Frequently Asked Questions

Children with Additional Needs

If your child has additional needs and you are eligible for the Childcare Offer we may be able to fund training for childcare providers, additional childcare staffing, specialist equipment, or physical adjustments to childcare provision.  You can tell us that your child might have additional needs on your Childcare Offer application.

You may also be interested in our Index for Children with Disabilities or Additional Needs

How to apply 

In order to use the Childcare Offer you must choose a childcare provider that is both registered with the Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) and registered to provide the Childcare Offer within the Vale.

Please see the list below to view all childcare settings that are registered to provide the Childcare Offer for Vale residents. Even if your child attends an out-of-county setting you may be eligible to access Childcare Offer funding if you are a resident within the Vale of Glamorgan. If your chosen setting does not appear on the list below please make contact with us. 

Looking for childcare?

Search for childcare, activities for children and family support services in the Vale using the new national Family Information Service website, this includes settings that are registred to provide the Childcare Offer. Simply select your childcare category to get started. Once selected you can enter your postcode in the 'locations' tab and use the 'facilities' tab to filter your results further by ticking 'Childcare Offer' or 'Wrap around care' for example. If you intend for your child to attend Foundation Phase Nursery use the 'School and other pickup' tab to search for childcare settings that provide wrap around care to your chosen school. 

Alternatively you can contact us directly about your childcare needs by completing our online enquiry form. All data will be stored in line with data protection regulations, as set out in the Vale of Glamorgan Council’s Privacy Notice. 

Making your application 

All applications for the Childcare Offer must be made online via the CEMP database. All Childcare Offer applications for Vale residents are procesed by Newport City Council however should you require any information or support with your application please contact the Vale Family Information Service in the first instance. 

If you need any help with your Childcare Offer application, please contact the Vale Family Information Service on: 

• 01446 704704
• fis@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk

When to Apply

The Childcare Offer is available from the term after your child’s third birthday until the September following their fourth birthday, when they start full-time school. 

Applications open approximately 8 weeks before the funding starts.

Spring term (January) 2022 applications for children born between 1 September 2018 and 31December 2018 can be submitted from 29 October 2021.

All complete applications submitted with all correct evidence by 26 November 2021 will be responded to by 13 December 2021, with funding to start at the beginning of Spring Term.

Incomplete applications received between 29 October 2021 – 26 November 2021 will take longer to process.

You can still apply after 26 November 2021, but funding may not be guaranteed for the start of the Spring Term and cannot be backdated.

(Applications for children born between 1 January 2019 and 31 March 2019 can be submitted from 18 February 2022).

Contact details

Vale Family Information Service (FIS)

Dock Offices

Subway Road

Barry

Vale of Glamorgan

CF63 4RT

• 01446 704704
• fis@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk

• @VOGFIS

• @VALEFIS